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US 12,726,691 B2Granted
Structural support beams used as electrical conductors in cooled infrared camera housings
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsStephen Marinsek, Brendan E. O'Rorke
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Abstract
A system includes an infrared camera sensor. The infrared camera sensor includes at least one electrical interface connection and a platform. The system also includes a cryocooler thermally coupled to the platform and at least one support strut mechanically supporting the platform. The at least one support strut includes at least one electrically-conductive spoke configured to interface with the at least one electrical interface connection.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one electrically-conductive spoke configured to:
- electrically interface with at least one electrical interface connection of an infrared camera sensor;
- and
- mechanically support a platform that includes the infrared camera sensor.
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A system comprising:
- an infrared camera sensor comprising:
- at least one electrical interface connection;
- and
- a platform;
- a cryocooler thermally coupled to the platform;
- and
- at least one support strut mechanically supporting the platform, the at least one support strut comprising at least one electrically-conductive spoke configured to interface with the at least one electrical interface connection.
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A method comprising:
- cooling, via a cryocooler, an infrared camera system;
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- obtaining infrared images using the cooled infrared camera system;
- wherein the infrared camera system comprises:
- an infrared camera sensor comprising:
- at least one electrical interface connection;
- and
- a platform thermally coupled to the cryocooler;
- at least one support strut mechanically supporting the platform, the at least one support strut comprising at least one electrically-conductive spoke configured to interface with the at least one electrical interface connection;
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- a housing mechanically attached to the at least one support strut, wherein the housing is configured to provide a vacuum chamber for the infrared camera sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.